Newmains
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Coordinates: 55°46′55″N 3°52′59″W / 55.78181°N 3.88303°W
| Newmains | |
  Newmains shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 5329[1] (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | North Lanarkshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WISHAW |
| Postcode district | ML2 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Motherwell and Wishaw |
| Scottish Parliament | Airdrie and Shotts Central Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Newmains is a village and former mining community on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Glasgow. Although it is considered by the local authority to be a "town centre" in its own right, it is often considered to be a part of Wishaw for administrative purposes.
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[edit] Industry
Newmains was initially built by Lord Belhaven in the 19th century to house the workers of his nearby Coltness Ironworks. Built as a "dry" town, his clean-cut, sober workers were known as some of the most productive in the Glasgow Iron and Steel Company.[2] The village has a bus depot of the McKindless Group, and an open-cast coal mine is located at nearby Morningside. The Coltness works survived until very recently as a railway sleeper manufacturing facility for Tarmac, but were demolished in 2004.
[edit] Shopping
In December 2007, a new 24 hour Asda[3] superstore opened in the village. This is the first major supermarket chain to open a store in the village, although for many years the area has been served by SPAR and Scotmid. The main shopping area, Manse Road, has some shops but not as many as nearby Wishaw or Motherwell. It is now home to only a few local merchants like the butcher Howieson of Newmains, clothing at Young Ones and John Smith Hairdressers.
[edit] Services
Newmains has a public library and Newmains Health Centre with pharmacy, doctors[4][5] and children's dentistry.[6]
[edit] Transport
[edit] Public Transport
Buses are the only form of public transport in Newmains. Services by First Glasgow and McKindless, provide bus routes to Wishaw, Motherwell, Hamilton, Blantyre and Glasgow.
[edit] Roads
The town is located on the junction of the A71 and the A73, which provide road links to most parts of Scotland. The M8 motorway with access to Glasgow and Edinburgh is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the village. And the M74 motorway with access to Glasgow and Carlisle is 7 miles (11 km) west.
[edit] Rail
The Coltness branch[7] from the West Coast Main Line at Garriongill terminates near the village, but is used only for the transport of coal from the nearby open cast mining facility.
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary Schools
Newmains is served by two primary schools:
[edit] Football
Newmains United Community Football Club, nickname the Dahlies, play in the Central Division Two[10] of the Scottish Junior Football Association. And are being supported by My Scottish Football Club. Formed in 1934 as Coltness United, their home ground is at Victoria Park, Overtown Road, Newmains. It has a capacity of 2,300 but they are temporarily playing at Wishaw Sports Centre.[11]
[edit] Notable people
- Andrew Nesbit Wilson was a Scottish international footballer.
- World-famous chemist Dr I Allan Brownlie[12] simplified the process and cost of fertiliser production, which was patented in 28 countries.
[edit] References
- ^ "Scotland's Census Results Online". http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=newmains&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved on 2009-05-03..
- ^ "Living in Lanarkshire". http://www.lanarkshire.com/index.php?id=39&node_id=1.2.2. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Asda store locator". http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/storelocator_frameset/storelocator_frameset.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Dr Dear, Begg and Robertson". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/102d23a7-9dc6-46ab-9058-9bad00d268d0?searchInput=newmains&ServiceTypes=General%20Practitioner&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=120&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Dr Majumdar and McGurk". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/d26e2949-5345-40bf-83ee-9bad00d268d2?searchInput=newmains&ServiceTypes=General%20Practitioner&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=120&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Dental Clinic". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/003e4d30-81f9-430e-82be-9bad00d26ea7?searchInput=Newmains&ServiceTypes=Dentist&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=123&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Wishaw and Coltness Railway". http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Wishaw_and_Coltness_Railway/frame.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Newmains Primary and Nursery". http://www.northlan.gov.uk/education+and+learning/schools/primary/newmains+primary+and+nursery.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "St Brigid's Primary". http://www.northlan.gov.uk/education+and+learning/schools/primary/st+brigids+primary.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Newmains United Community Football Club". http://newmains.myscotfc.com/. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "Newmains United Community Football Club information". http://newmains.myscotfc.com/clubinfo.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
- ^ "World famous chemist Dr I Allan Brownlie". http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Worldfamous-chemist-Dr-I-Allan.4967585.jp. Retrieved on 2009-04-24..
